Flawed Chilean coin spells "Chiie"

[Tonichelle]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2010021...N5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNmbGF3ZWRjaGlsZWE-

Two officials from the Chilean mint have been fired following the discovery of 50-peso coins with the inscription "Chiie" instead of "Chile," a misprint that has raised suspicions of sabotage.
Discovered at the end of 2009, the error came on top of other irregularities in coins and commemorative medallions, which led to the removal this week of the mint's director, Gregorio Iniguez, and the official in charge of minting coins, Pedro Urzua.

um, whoops!


I wonder if the coins would be "worth more" some day. I know it'd be a collector's dream here in the states if it were one of our coins!

 

[Wicked]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2010021...N5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNmbGF3ZWRjaGlsZWE-



um, whoops!


I wonder if the coins would be "worth more" some day. I know it'd be a collector's dream here in the states if it were one of our coins!

Don't coin collectors collect coins from all over the world? I would stock up on those if I could!

 

[Grgranny]

First thing I thought of was that they would be collectible soon.